Question

Sam had 225 dollars to spend on 8 books. After buying them he had 17 dollars. How much did each book cost?

Answer 1

Each book costs 26 dollars

Explanation:

Let b be the price of each book

8*b +17 = 225

Subtract 17 from each side

8b+17-17 = 225-17

8b =208

Divide by 8

8b/8 = 208/8

b =26

Each book costs 26 dollars